Panoramic Coloring Kit

ABSTRACT

A panoramic coloring kit for coloring a 360-degree coloring environment is provided. The panoramic coloring kit may include a coloring stylus, a stamper device, and a digital spyglass, each of which may be configured to interact with a touch-screen surface of a computing device. The kit may further include an application that, when executed by the computing device, generates a digital image of a panoramic view of the 360-degree coloring environment.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 61/788,371, filed Mar. 15, 2013, entitled “Digital Coloring ToolsKit With Panoramic View And Create-To-Destroy Interactive Features,”having Attorney Docket No. HALC.178959, and is related by subject matterto concurrently filed U.S. application Ser. No. ______, entitled“Digital Coloring Tools Kit With Dynamic Paint Palette,” having AttorneyDocket No. HALC.204556, the contents of both of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the invention are defined by the claims below, not thissummary. A high-level overview of various aspects of the invention areprovided here for that reason, to provide an overview of the disclosure,and to introduce a selection of concepts that are further described inthe Detailed Description section below. This summary is not intended toidentify key features or essential features of the claimed subjectmatter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in isolation todetermine the scope of the claimed subject matter.

In brief and at a high level, this disclosure describes, among otherthings, a digital coloring tools kit for creating a realistic paintingexperience for use with a touch-screen device. In further embodiments,the invention includes a panoramic coloring kit for coloring in a360-degree digital coloring environment. In additional embodiments, theinvention is directed to a create-to-destroy interactive kit for usewith a touch-screen device.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described in detail belowwith reference to the attached drawing figures, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of components of a create-to-destroyinteractive kit for use with a touch-screen device, in accordance withan embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a digital stamping tool, inaccordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of the digital stamping tool of FIG.2, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a top perspective view of a digital paint palette 60, inaccordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the digital paint palette of FIG.5, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a single-touch-point brush, inaccordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7A is a top view of a digital paint palette, in accordance with anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7B is a top view of a digital paint palette, in accordance with anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7C is a top view of a digital paint palette, in accordance with anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7D is a top view of a digital paint palette, in accordance with anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is perspective view of a digital coloring tools kit, inaccordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a top view of a touch-screen device for implementingembodiments of a panoramic coloring kit, in accordance with anembodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a 360-degree digital coloringenvironment generated in association with the panoramic coloring kit, inaccordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11A is a top perspective view of a spyglass tool, in accordancewith an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11B is a bottom perspective view of the spyglass tool of FIG. 11,in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 12 is a top view of a touch-screen device, including a spyglasstool, for implementing embodiments of a panoramic coloring kit, inaccordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 is an exemplary computing system for executing an application inaccordance with embodiments of the invention; and

FIG. 14 is an exemplary method including steps for providing aninteractive coloring environment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The subject matter of embodiments of the invention is described withspecificity herein to meet statutory requirements. But the descriptionitself is not intended to necessarily limit the scope of claims. Rather,the claimed subject matter might be embodied in other ways to includedifferent steps or combinations of steps similar to the ones describedin this document, in conjunction with other present or futuretechnologies. Terms should not be interpreted as implying any particularorder among or between various steps herein disclosed unless and exceptwhen the order of individual steps is explicitly described.

In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a panoramiccoloring kit. The coloring kit may include an activation feature for apanoramic coloring kit application. The coloring kit may further includeat least one of the following digital input devices: a stylus, astamper, and a spyglass. The stylus, stamper, and spyglass may beconfigured to interact with a touch-screen surface of a computing deviceexecuting the panoramic coloring kit application.

Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method ofproviding an interactive panoramic coloring environment. The method mayinclude presenting, on a touch-screen display of a computing device, aninteractive panoramic coloring environment. The interactive panoramiccoloring environment may be presented on the touch-screen display of thecomputing device in response to executing an application on thecomputing device. Presenting the interactive panoramic coloringenvironment may include generating a digital image comprising apanoramic view of the interactive coloring environment, where suchdigital image may be configured to display at least a portion of theinteractive coloring environment corresponding to a manipulation of thecomputing device by a user.

In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a panoramiccoloring kit that includes an activation feature for an application thatwhen executed by a computing device generates a digital image comprisinga 360-degree view of a coloring environment. The panoramic coloring kitmay further include at least one of the following: a single touch-pointcoloring stylus for at least one of selecting an item in the coloringenvironment and coloring an item in the coloring environment; a multipletouch-point stamper for adding new items to the coloring environment;and a multiple touch-point spyglass, including a spyglass frame thatencloses a transparent viewing area. The single touch-point coloringstylus, multiple touch-point stamper, and multiple touch-point spyglassmay be configured to interact with a touch-screen surface of thecomputing device.

With reference now to the figures, apparatus, methods, and systems forproviding a panoramic coloring kit are described in accordance withembodiments of the invention. Various embodiments are described withrespect to the figures in which like elements are depicted with likereference numerals.

Referring initially to FIG. 13, an exemplary operating environment 10 inwhich embodiments of the present invention may be implemented isdescribed below to provide a general context for various aspects of thepresent invention. Exemplary operating environment 10 includes acomputing device 12, which is but one example of a computing environmentfor use with the present invention. The computing device 12 is notintended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of use orfunctionality of embodiments of the invention, and should not beinterpreted as having any dependency or requirement relating to any onecomponent nor any combination of components illustrated. As one skilledin the art would recognize, one or more of the components of operatingenvironment 10 may be used to execute an application associated withembodiments of the invention.

Computing device 12 may include hand-held devices, consumer electronics,general-purpose computers, more specialty computing devices, touch-padcomputing devices, touch-screen computing devices, and the like.Embodiments of the invention may be described in the general context ofcomputer code or machine-useable instructions, includingcomputer-useable or computer-executable instructions such as programmodules, being executed by the computing device 12. The computing device12 typically includes a variety of computer-readable media, which may beany available media that is accessible by the computing device 12, suchas computer storage media that stores computer-executable instructionsfor executing by the computing device 12. In one embodiment, computingdevice 12 is a touch-screen device having a camera, such as an iPodtouch®, iPad®, and/or an iPhone® device provided by Apple® Inc.

As shown in the example of FIG. 13, the computing device 12 includes thefollowing components: a memory 14, one or more processors 16, one ormore presentation components 18, one or more input/output (I/O) ports20, one or more I/O components 22, and an illustrative power supply 24.As will be understood, the components of exemplary computing device 12may be used in connection with one or more embodiments of the invention,and may include few or additional components than those depicted inexemplary FIG. 13.

The memory 14 includes computer-storage media in the form of volatileand/or nonvolatile memory that may be removable, non-removable, or acombination thereof. The computing device 12 also includes one or moreprocessors 16 that read data from various entities such as the memory 14or the I/O components 22. The presentation component(s) 18 present dataindications to a user or other device, such as a display device,speaker, printing component, vibrating component, and the like. The I/Oports 20 allow the computing device 12 to be logically coupled to otherdevices, while the I/O components 22 may include a microphone, joystick,game pad, satellite dish, scanner, printer, wireless device, and acontroller, such as a stylus, a keyboard and a mouse, a natural userinterface (NUI), and the like.

Turning now to FIG. 1, a create-to-destroy interactive kit 26 for usewith a touch-screen device is described in accordance with an embodimentof the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the interactive kit 26 may be akit for use with a touch-screen device 38, which may resemble thecomputing device 12 of FIG. 13. The kit may include a tool case 28, adigital catapult 30 moveable into a compressed position 32, a digitalcharacter stamp 34, and a digital stacker stamp 36. The kit 26 mayfurther include physical glyphs that may be attached to the digitalcatapult 30 for projection. In various embodiments of the interactivekit 26, a portion of the components depicted in FIG. 1 may be part ofthe interactive kit 26, while other components may be excluded from thekit. Tool case 28 provides a storage mechanism for one or more of thecomponents of the interactive kit 26, such as the digital catapult 30,the digital character stamp 34, and the digital stacker stamp 36. Inembodiments, the tool case 28 is a hard-shell storage case configured tocouple to a computing device 12, such as a tool case 28 that clips ontotouch-screen device 38. Additionally, tool case 28 may further serve asa stand for a computing device 38 used in conjunction with the kit 26.For example, the exterior of the tool case may include a slot configuredto receive a portion of the computing device 38. In further embodiments,the tool case 28 may be opened and spread flat on a playing surface,such as a table or a floor, such that when the slot configured toreceive a portion of the computing device 38 actually receives suchportion of the computing device 38, the tool case 28 provides a stablestand for the computing device 38. Based on an orientation of thecomputing device 38 when secured by the case/stand, a camera on thefront surface of the computing device 38 may remain exposed to capturean image of the digital catapult 30 and/or glyph oriented in front ofthe computing device 38 and case/stand.

In embodiments, the digital catapult 30 is used to simulate theprojection of objects towards a touch-screen device 38, such ascomputing device 12, which may include an iPad®. The touch-screen device38 includes a display surface 40 where images generated by theinteractive kit 26 may be displayed. The constructed image 42 mayinclude elements generated using the components of the interactive kit26. Accordingly, in some embodiments, a constructed image 42 includes astructure for a user to build and then disassemble. In embodiments, anapplication associated with the interactive kit 26 is executed by thetouch-screen device 38 to display a constructed image 42 based on userinteraction. Accordingly, the digital stacker stamp 36 may be used toadd structure to the constructed image 42, such as adding bricks to acastle image based on contacting the digital stacker stamp 36 with thedisplay surface 40.

Having generated a constructed image 42 by contacting the digitalstacker stamp 36 to the display surface 40 and/or displaying apre-defined constructed image 42 provided by the application executed bytouch-screen device 38, a user may then “destroy” the constructed image42. In embodiments, the user may aim the digital catapult 30 at thedisplay surface 40, and upon retracting and releasing from thecompressed position 32, altering at least a portion of the constructedimage 42. For example, a digital catapult 30 may be aimed and releasedwith respect to the display surface 40. The touch-screen device 38 mayreceive an indication that the digital catapult 30 was aimed andreleased, and generate a corresponding response for an image depicted onthe display surface 40. For example, the digital catapult 30 may be usedto simulate the throwing of bricks at a building, and the destruction ofsuch building upon the detection of contact. In embodiments, a cameraassociated with the touch-screen device 38, such as a camera on acomputing device 12, may detect the position and/or location of thedigital catapult 30. In detecting the position and/or location of thedigital catapult 30, the application may respond according to actions bythe digital catapult 30, such as responding to the simulated “throwing”of items at the display surface 40.

During attack by the digital catapult 30, one or more physical glyphsattached to the digital catapult 30 may be used to indicate thecatapult's location to the touch-screen device 38. As such, the identityof a physical glyph attached to the arm of the digital catapult 30 maybe identified during an attack, and a user may attach different physicalglyphs to the digital catapult 30 for projection. In this way, theglyphs may be used to indicate the aiming and distance of the digitalcatapult 30 with respect to the touch screen device 38. In someembodiments, in determining the angle and distance of the digitalcatapult 30 from the touch-screen device 38, two small tag labels may becoupled to the front of the digital catapult 30 at a determined distancefrom each other. In embodiments, when the digital catapult 30 is placedin front of the camera of a touch-screen device 38, theapplication/software associated with the interactive kit 26 assigns asize for each of the tags. The interactive kit 26 then determines theangle of each of these tags with respect to the display surface 40,based at least in part on the proportion of each of the tags to eachother. In further embodiments, the size proportion of the largest tagcan also be used to determine the distance of the catapult from thetouch-screen device 38, such as a distance from an iPad®. In oneembodiment, LED lights on the digital catapult 30 may be used todetermine user interactions using a camera of the computing device 12.

In further embodiments of the invention, the impact of an attack withthe digital catapult 30 may depend upon the power applied by the digitalcatapult 30. In one embodiment, a mechanical clicker mechanism may bebuilt into the digital catapult 30. For example, when the digitalcatapult 30 is pulled back to simulate the launch of a projectile, theamount of clicks that it takes to reach a final position (i.e. theamount of clicks to reach a compressed position 32) may indicate how farthe digital catapult 30 will launch its “payload.” In some embodiments,the application/software will compare the amount of clicks to thedistance from the computing device 12 based on the use of the tagsdiscussed above to see if the user under-shot the target, hit thetarget, or over-shot the target.

In another embodiment of the invention, a tag may be placed at thebottom of the digital catapult 30 arm, and a tag may be placed at anarea where the “payload” would be placed (i.e., the simulated objectbeing launched by the digital catapult 30). The application/softwarecould then determine, for example, the amount of time that it takes fromthe time the tag at the bottom of the arm is not seen to the time thetag located near the payload is seen, to determine the amount of powergenerated by the throw. As such, the capture rate of the touch-screencamera may also be determined.

In some embodiments, the interactive kit 26 includes a device stand 44for supporting the touch-screen device 38. As mentioned, the tool case28 may be configured for use as a stand. In further embodiments, thedigital character stamp 34 may be used to add animated images to thescene depicted on display surface 40. Accordingly, in some embodiments,the digital character stamp 34 may be recognized by the applicationexecuted on touch-screen device 38 based on contact of at least aportion of the digital character stamp 34 with the display surface 40.For example, based on contacting the touch-screen device 38 with thedigital character stamp 34, an animated image may be added to the imageincluding the constructed image 42, such as a fire-breathing dragoncharacter being displayed based on contact of the digital characterstamp 34 with a portion of the display surface 40.

In further embodiments, additional enhancements may be provided by theapplication executed by the touch-screen device 38 as part of theinteractive kit 26. In one example, sound enhancements may be generatedin response to a user's interaction with the application, such as anexplosion sound being generated in response to a user projecting avirtual item with the digital catapult 30 towards the display surface 40(i.e., “throwing” a simulated brick at the constructed image 42). Inanother embodiment, motion sensors of the touch-screen device 38 maydetect motion of the device such as shaking or raising/lowering of thedevice with respect to a surface, and display a corresponding response.For example, a user may shake the touch-screen device 38 to simulate anearthquake, which may cause one or more images on the display surface 40to be altered (e.g., a building collapsing, or one or more bricksstamped with the digital stacker stamp 36 shifting position).

In embodiments of the invention, the digital stacker stamp 36 may beused to create buildings on the touch-screen device 38, such as acastle, fortress, or other desired structure. The digital stacker stamp36 may also be used to assemble blocks and/or add doors and windows to asimulated structure presented on the display surface 40. In embodiments,the application may be used to simulate a gaming environment that teststhe strength of a structure assembled using the digital stacker stamp36. For example, a user may “build” a virtual castle with individualbricks imprinted using the digital stacker stamp 36, and then test thestrength of their creation by launching virtual boulders at thetouch-screen device 38 using digital catapult 30. In some embodiments,with the digital character stamp 34, a user may add additionalenhancements to a scene displayed on display surface 40, such as addinga stationary or animated figure that interacts with the constructedimage 42.

In some embodiments, the create-to-destroy interactive kit 26 may beused in conjunction with multiple touch-screen devices. As such, a usermay interact with another user executing the same application and/or adifferent instance of the same application to compete in the simulatedenvironment of the interactive kit 26. Thus, a first user may create aconstructed image 42 that is destroyed by a second user, and vice versa.In one embodiment, a user may save, email, print, or otherwise store aconstructed image 42 that the user assembles, based at least in part onthe addition of one or more “bricks” using the digital stacker stamp 36.

Embodiments of the interactive kit 26 include an application thatprovides a first tier of options available to a user upon purchase ofthe interactive kit 26, and a second tier of options available to theuser upon “unlocking” a full mode of the interactive kit 26. In oneexample, a user may purchase the interactive kit 26 with an applicationthat enables the user to access a “try me” mode of the product, andutilize a limited number of building materials, backgrounds, attackmodes, etc. In another example, the user may “unlock” a full mode of thepurchased interactive kit 26 to activate additional options with thedigital stacker stamp 36, the digital character stamp 34, the digitalcatapult 30, and other features of the interactive kit 26 that may belimited and/or restricted based on which mode a user is executing.

In one embodiment of the invention, the interactive kit 26 generates amenu screen for presentation on the display surface 40. The menu screenmay include multiple components for selection by a user, including a“start creating” indicator, a “start destroying” indicator, a “gallery”indicator, an “options” indicator, and a “more from Crayola indicator.”The “start creating” indicator may be selected to begin constructing abuilding, such as the constructed image 42. In embodiments, theselection of the “start creating” indicator presents a user with aselection screen to initiate a variety of beginning options, such asselecting a premade castle/building that the user may build upon and/orcustomize using a building tool. In another example, the selectionscreen provides a number of backgrounds or landscapes, such asthree-dimensional backgrounds, for a user to view behind theirconstructed image 42.

In further embodiments of the “start creating” mode, the user may beginbuilding a three-dimensional figure using bricks, gates, towers, walls,and the like. In some embodiments, a user selects an object to buildwith, and selects what material the object will be made out of. Forexample, a user may select from a menu of building materials, such aswood, stone, glass, brick, and/or mud. In embodiments of the invention,different building materials may react differently (i.e., produce adifferent result displayed to a user) to different “attacks” from a user(i.e., to destruction by a catapult, or other user intervention).

In some embodiments, the interactive kit 26 includes multiple createmodes for a user to create a constructed image 42. In one embodiment, anopen create mode includes features that allow a user to select a type ofobject, with the number of objects available to the user only beinglimited to the size of the work area. In another embodiment, a challengemode includes features that allow the application to determine a typeand number of objects for use. For example, in the challenge mode,individual objects may be presented one at a time for the user to placein the work area (i.e., for the user to manipulate on display surface40). In one example, the challenge mode requires a user to create adifferent structure each time, with a limited number of objects.

The “start destroying” indicator may be selected to direct the user to apre-constructed image 42 for destruction by the user. In one example,the “start destroying” indicator may be selected to navigate the user toa gallery where the user can select a pre-made castle (provided by theapplication) or a saved design previously created and stored by theuser. In embodiments of the invention, a user may “destroy” theconstructed image 42 using manual manipulation of the touch-screendevice 38, such as touching the display surface 40 with a finger, orvirtual manipulation, such as projecting a catapult towards the screen.In embodiments, the user may attack in a “destroy” mode of the inventionusing different types of destruction techniques, such as a fireball,cannonball, ground shaker, lightning bolt, dinosaur, cow, etc. In oneembodiment, tapping a surface of the touch-screen device 38 launches anattack as if it was coming from the digital catapult 30. Each attack bya user may affect each material differently, based on the type of attackand the type of material being affected. For example, a fireball thatcontacts wood may light the wood on fire but may have little effect onstone. In another example, a canon ball may put a hole in a woodenstructure, but may crumble stone. In one embodiment, objects such aswalls and towers are reduced to bricks when hit with an attack.

In embodiments of the invention, a dinosaur attack mode may be executedby the user to cause one or more changes to the constructed image 42.For example, a user can select to attack a castle with a dinosaurcharacter, or may simulate launching a dinosaur character onto a sceneby “virtually” propelling it using the digital catapult 30. Inembodiments, a dinosaur character may damage a constructed image 42through movement of the dinosaur character's body, such as slashing ofthe dinosaur character's tail that knocks down bricks. In oneembodiment, an “attack” by a dinosaur character may be initiated by auser, while in another embodiment, the application may initiate adinosaur attack on the constructed image 42. In further embodiments, adinosaur attack may last for a predetermined amount of time, such as aparticular number of seconds. After the predetermined amount of time haspassed, the digital image of the dinosaur character may be removed fromview on the display surface 40, such as by running away.

In embodiments of the invention utilizing a game-playing mode, a varietyof features and/or simulations may be generated by the application toenhance the user experience of interacting with the interactive kit 26.In embodiments, an amount of destruction of a constructed image 42 maybe measured in points, with a number of points being assigned, forexample, to the number of bricks knocked down by a user per attack. Forexample, in one attack, one brick knocked down by a user may generateone point, while in another attack that knocks down ten bricks, tenpoints may be generated. In one embodiment, a goal of the game may be toaccumulate as many points as possible with the fewest number of attacks.Accordingly, in another embodiment, multiple players accessing theapplication may be allowed to take turns building and destroying eachothers' castles.

Selection of the “gallery” indicator may provide a view of multiplescenes previously interacted with and saved by the user, includingimages of buildings constructed and/or destroyed using the digitalstacker stamp 36, the digital character stamp 34, and the digitalcatapult 30. The “options” indicator may be selected to generate a menuof additional options for execution for a user, while the “More fromCrayola” indicator may be selected to navigate a user to additionalenhancements that may be accessed and/or purchased for use with theinteractive kit 26.

In some embodiments, as part of the digital application provided withthe interactive kit 26, a user may be able to purchase additionaldigital enhancements for the application (i.e., “in-app purchases”) thatfurther enhance the user's experience, such as updating the interactivekit 26 with additional pre-built castles/buildings, adding additionalbuilding materials, adding additional attack modes, etc. In furtherembodiments of the invention, the application is adapted to buildstructures (buildings, castles, etc.) in both a two-dimensional and athree-dimensional mode for presentation to a user.

With reference now to FIGS. 2-3, embodiments of a digital coloring toolskit may include a digital stamper 46 that is used to add enhancements toan image displayed on a computing device, such as the computing device12 of FIG. 13, which may include a touch-screen device, based oncontacting a touch-screen surface of the computing device 12. Thedigital stamper 46 has a top surface 48 and a bottom surface 50. Whenthe bottom surface 50 contacts the touch-screen of the computing device12, one or more touch-points contact the surface, such as stationarytouch-points 52 and 54, and translating touch-point 56 that travelsinside a defined space 58. To determine which enhancements to generatebased on contact with the digital stamper 46, an application associatedwith the digital coloring tools kit is configured to identify aparticular orientation of the translating touch-point 56 relative to thetwo other stationary touch-points 52 and 54. In further embodiments ofthe invention, digital stamper 46 includes two touch-points detectableby a touch-screen device.

As shown in FIGS. 4-5, embodiments of the digital coloring tools kitinclude a digital paint palette 60 having a top surface 62, a pluralityof transparent openings 64, a bottom surface 66, and a plurality ofdigital touch-points 70. The plurality of transparent openings 64 may beviewed from the bottom surface 66 as a plurality of transparent openings68. The plurality of digital touch-points 70 may be oriented in aparticular configuration on the bottom surface 66 such that the identityof the digital paint palette 60 may be recognized by a touch-screendevice, such as an iPad® computing device.

Embodiments of the digital coloring tools kit provide “realistic”painting effects like color mixing, using intuitive painting toolsdesigned specifically for a touch-screen device, such as the singletouch-point brush 72 in FIG. 6. The single touch-point brush 72 has abody 74, with a single touch-point 76 at a proximal first end of thesingle touch-point brush 72, a distal second end 78 of the singletouch-point brush 72, and a plurality of paintbrush bristles 80surrounding the single touch-point 76. The single touch-point 76 and/orpaintbrush bristles 80 may be detected by a touch-screen surface on acomputing device 12.

In embodiments, an application associated with the digital coloringtools kit, for execution by a computing device such as a touch-screendevice, may include thematic backgrounds such as an easel, canvas,watercolor paper, etc. In further embodiments, the application mayinclude line art coloring-page backgrounds, fully-completed assets thatcan be stamped onto a display (such as a painted bee), pre-mixed colors,different brushes and/or brush tip effects for selection by a user, anddifferent lay-down effects.

Embodiments of the digital coloring tools kit include an applicationthat provides a first tier of options available to a user upon purchaseof the digital coloring tools kit, and a second tier of optionsavailable to the user upon “unlocking” a full mode of the digitalcoloring tools kit. In one example, a user may purchase the digitalcoloring tools kit with an application that enables the user to access a“try me” mode of the product, and utilize a limited number of features,such as backgrounds, effects, color mixing techniques, etc. In anotherexample, the user may “unlock” a full mode of the purchased digitalcoloring tools kit to activate additional features, such as options forpainting with a mixed color, blending of particular colors, andactivating additional features of the digital coloring tools kit thatmay be limited and/or restricted based on which mode a user isexecuting. In one embodiment, a digital stamper and/or digital paintpalette may be used to unlock features of the digital coloring toolskit.

An application associated with the digital coloring tools kit mayinclude a “start creating” indicator, a “my gallery” indicator, an“options” indicator, a “more Crayola” indicator, and an “unlock more”indicator. Further, embodiments of the invention may provide forbackground selection, where a user can select realistic/simulatedbackgrounds like canvas and watercolor surfaces for painting. In someembodiments, coloring page backgrounds are provided, as well assolid-colored backgrounds for painting on.

Embodiments of the invention provide realistic painting effects forcoloring on a touch-screen device. For example, a kit may providerealistic paint effects such as color mixing and swirling, colorbleeding, color slowly decreasing in intensity (lightening) as a brushstroke “runs out” of paint, and additional subtle painting effects forindividual types of paint. Accordingly, a painting effect for acorresponding type of paint may include providing a slightly embossedappearance for a child's paint. In another example, a painting effectfor a particular type of paint may include added transparency and/ordarker-colored edge appearance for a watercolor paint. In embodiments ofthe invention, painted designs created by a user may be altered usingerasable features and undo features. In further embodiments,color-mixing features are provided where, in the image displayed on thecomputing device screen, a color stays bright rather than muddy duringcolor mixing. Additionally, embodiments of the invention provide forvarious lay-down effects, such as brush width, patterns, andglitter/metallic features of the ink being digitally painted with on thetouch-screen device. In one embodiment, the digital coloring tools kitprovides an interactive user interface, upon executing an application ofthe kit, with realistic-looking paint mixing, blending, and swirlingfeatures, as well as robust but simple to use color mixing features,when interacted with a variety of digital coloring tools. In someembodiments, digital creations generated by a user with the kit may besaved to a memory for sharing or future enhancing.

In embodiments, placing a paint palette on the touch-screen of acomputing device, such as an iPad® device, brings up a palette of colorsunderneath the digital paint palette device. In one embodiment, primarymixing colors appear through the transparent openings on the paintpalette, while the larger opening on the paint palette remains empty forcolor mixing. In embodiments, a user can “pick up” a color and add it tothe mixing area. Once two or more colors have been added, the user canmix the selected colors with the digital paintbrush to swirl colors andthoroughly mix the selected colors. In embodiments, an amount of coloradded to the mixing area is determined based on an amount of times auser taps a particular paint palette opening. In one example, colors aremixed in a one-to-one ratio unless the user adds more taps of a colorthan another.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, an activated paint palette 82displays multiple coloring options inside a plurality of transparentopenings 86 on a digital paint palette 84. As such, the paintbrushbristles 80 (and/or single touch-point 76) on the body 74 may interactwith the transparent openings 86 to indicate a selection by a user of aparticular color being displayed in a particular opening. Accordingly,FIG. 7A depicts an embodiment of the invention including an activatedpaint palette 82 that displays colors on a surface of a touch-screendevice through the individual, transparent openings, such as transparentopening 86, on the digital paint palette 84. Having selected the colorof paint displayed through transparent opening 86 with the singletouch-point brush 72, the user may then add that color to the mixingarea 88, as shown in FIG. 7B. The user may then paint an image on thetouch-screen surface using the selected color, or may continue to mix anadditional color. As such, as in FIG. 7C, the user may select a secondcolor from a transparent opening 90 to mix with the color fromtransparent opening 86. As shown in FIG. 7D, the user may thereby createa blended paint in the mixing area 88 that includes both colors.

Accordingly, in embodiments of the invention, the colors being presentedthrough the openings in the activated paint palette 82 are those thatare presented on the touch-screen based on the touch-screen recognizingthe location/identity of the digital paint palette 84 using digitaltouch-points, such as the digital touch-points 70 of FIG. 5. Further,upon providing one or more colors for selection in the transparentopenings, such as transparent opening 86, the touch-screen may thenreceive an indication of a color selection of at least one of the colorspopulated in each opening by the touch-screen. The selected color(s) maythen be used to draw in a virtual environment of the digital coloringtools kit, such as on a watercolor background. In one embodiment, twoselected colors are mixed in the mixing area 88 and then used to colorin a virtual environment on the touch-screen display.

As shown in FIG. 8, an exemplary digital coloring tools kit 92 includesa digital stamper 100 and a digital paint palette 84 that are used toadd enhancements to the painting created by the paintbrush bristles 80of the digital paintbrush. In one embodiment, a mixture of paintselected by the user creates a mixed paint stroke 98 on the displaysurface 96 of the touch-screen device 94.

Mixing of colors using the digital paintbrush tool may, in someembodiments, be a gradual mixing based on the techniques executed aspart of the application. For example, mixed colors may remain brightrather than becoming muddy gray/brown upon mixing. In some embodiments,color mixing will have two distinct stages for creation—a first stagewhere colors are initially swirled together, and a second stage where auser is able to paint with a fully-mixed color. Accordingly, in oneembodiment, the touch-screen device may display the swirled paint uponselection of at least two colors for mixing, and may provide the fullymixed color in response to a threshold amount of time and/or an amountof swirling motion created by the user with the digital paintbrush.

Embodiments of the digital coloring tools kit include options forgenerating various brush techniques and paint patterns on the painteddisplay. For example, the kit may include a variety of traditionalbrushes (thick bristles, thin bristles, fanned bristles) for use withthe touch-screen surface. Additionally, the application may generate avariety of patterns in response to user interaction with a paintbrushand the touch-screen, such as dotted, wavy, splattered, and/or drippedpatterns. In further embodiments, as discussed above, various digitalpainting effects are provided that correspond with a particular type ofvirtual painting medium selected for painting, such as a kids paint, awatercolor paint, a glitter paint, a metallic paint, a crackle paint,etc. In one embodiment, a user may select from a variety of surprisingpaint types (such as animal fur paint, a growing vines paint, etc.) forsimulation in the digital coloring tools environment.

In some embodiments of the digital coloring tools kit, stamped, pre-madeartwork may be displayed on the touch-screen surface for a user to paintin, on, or around, or otherwise interact with during painting. In oneembodiment, a stamped image is generated based on contacting the surfaceof the touch-screen device with the digital stamper 46. For example, afully-painted asset may be stamped onto the screen using the digitalstamper 46, while in other embodiments, a newly-added stamped item (fromtouching the digital stamper 46 to the touch-screen surface) may beenhanced with additional amounts of paint once stamped. For example, auser may paint over a stamped item, or may color in or change colors ofthe stamped item. In one embodiment, the single touch-point brush 72and/or digital stamper 46 may be used to manipulate items stamped on thescreen, such as re-sizing, rotating, moving, blending, coloring, etc. Inanother embodiment of the invention, a variety of stamping effects areprovided to create a visual impression of a particular paintingtechnique, such as sponge painting on the surface of the touch-screendevice.

In some embodiments, as part of the digital application provided withthe digital coloring tools kit, a user may be able to purchaseadditional, digital enhancements for the application (i.e., “in-apppurchases”) that further enhance the user's experience, such as updatingthe digital coloring tools kit with additional backgrounds, stamps,lay-down painting effects, etc.

With reference to FIG. 9, a panoramic coloring kit 102 for digitallycoloring a 360-degree coloring environment is depicted according to anembodiment of the invention. In one embodiment, the panoramic coloringkit 102 includes a simulated 360-degree coloring environment 104 inwhich a computing device 106, such as the computing device 12 of FIG.13, which may include an iPad® or other touch-screen device, captures aselected scene 108 for coloring by a user on the touch-screen surface ofthe computing device 106.

As indicated by the arrows in FIG. 9, a user may maneuver the computingdevice 106 up, down, left, or right to manipulate a location of theselected scene 108 with respect to the coloring environment 104. Theuser may also rotate the computing device 106 about an axis, such aswhen the user holds the computing device 106 such that a display screenof the computing device is oriented parallel to the user's body and thenturns around in a circle, in order to manipulate a location of theselected scene 108 with respect to the coloring environment 104.Additionally or alternatively, the user may interact with thetouch-screen via physical touch, such as, for example, by swiping afinger across the touch-screen, in order to manipulate a location of theselected scene 108 with respect to the coloring environment 104. So forexample, in terms of manipulating a location of the selected scene 108,moving the computing device 106 to the right may have the same effect asa user turning in a clockwise direction while holding the computingdevice 106, which may further have the same effect as a user swiping afinger to the left across the screen of the computing device 106. Assuch, a user may view a continuous coloring environment 104 and select aparticular portion of the virtual coloring environment 104 for coloring.In embodiments, when the user reaches a selected scene 108 desired to becolored, the user may tap the touch-screen and freeze the motion of thevirtual coloring environment 104.

The 360-degree coloring environment is further described with respect toFIG. 10, which provides perspective view 110 of a virtual tour 112inside a 360-degree coloring environment 114 in accordance with anembodiment of the invention. In embodiments, the panoramic coloringscene in the 360-degree virtual coloring environment 114 is populatedwith a variety of objects and figures with which the user may interact,such as by coloring. When viewed with the computing device 106,embodiments of the coloring environment 114 may include loopinganimations in a background of a scene, more robust animations inforeground objects, and other animated enhancements to the coloringenvironment 114. In some embodiments, the virtual tour 112 of thedigital coloring environment 114 allows the user to physically maneuverthe computing device 106 to change the portion of the coloringenvironment 114 that is available for selection by the user (i.e.,change which portion of the coloring environment 114 populates thedisplay of the computing device 106 as the selected scene 108).

As mentioned, the user may manipulate a location of the selected scene108 with respect to the coloring environment 114 in a number of ways,including: moving the computing device 106 up, down, left, or right;rotating the computing device 106 about an axis, such as when the userturns around in circles while holding the computing device 106;physically touching the touch-screen of the computing device 106, suchas when the user swipes a finger across the touch-screen; as well asother means of interacting with the computing device 106.

In embodiments, rotating the computing device 106 about an axis includesholding the computing device 106 such that the display screen of thecomputing device 106 is parallel to the axis of rotation, and thenrotating the computing device 106 about that axis. For example, thecomputing device 106 may be rotated about an axis that runs verticallythrough the user's body. This may be accomplished when a user holds thecomputing device 106 such that the display screen of the computingdevice 106 is parallel to the user's body and the user turns around in acircle. Thus, the computing device 106 is rotated about an axis thatruns vertically through the user's body. In other embodiments, thecomputing device 106 may be rotated about any other axis for the purposeof manipulating a location of a selected scene 108. For example, thecomputing device 106 may be rotated about an axis that runsperpendicular to the user's body. This may be accomplished when a userholds the computing device 106 such that the display screen of thecomputing device 106 is parallel to the floor (which is also parallel tothe axis of rotation), and then moves the computing device 106 in acounterclockwise direction until the computing device 106 is parallel toa wall to the user's right.

In other embodiments, a user may manipulate a location of the selectedscene 108 by panning the computing device 106 in all directions. Thismay include panning the computing device 106 across the floor, ceiling,and walls of a room. A guided tour feature may also be provided, inwhich the user selects the guided tour option and is automaticallyguided through the coloring environment 114 without any further userintervention.

As described with respect to FIGS. 9-10, embodiments of the inventionallow a user to interact with a panoramic coloring environment. In someembodiments, a 360-degree virtual tour effect allows a user to navigatethrough a large coloring page by physically moving a computing device,such as the computing device 106 of FIGS. 9-10, which may include aniPad®, up and down, such as up toward and across a ceiling or downtoward and across a floor, as well as moving the computing device sideto side or rotating the computing device about an axis, such as when theuser turns around while standing in place. Also, as described, inembodiments, the user may navigate through the large coloring page bytouching the touch-screen of the computing device, such as by swiping afinger across the screen.

The 360-degree coloring environment of the present invention, asrepresented by the elements corresponding to reference numerals 104 inFIGS. 9 and 114 in FIG. 10, may include a variety of interactivefeatures. In one example, as an object enters a portion of a displayscreen on the computing device 106, such as the center portion of thedisplay screen, an animation and/or sound associated with that objectmay be played. For example, as an airplane becomes visible on thetouch-screen, propellers on the airplane may spin and an airplane enginesound may accompany the animation. In another example, some objects inthe panoramic coloring environment remain in constant motion around thescene. Thus, as the user explores the coloring environment, it may befilled with animation and sound. In other embodiments, the panoramiccoloring environment lacks animation and/or sound as the user exploresthe panoramic scene, but after the user selects a particular portion ofthe screen, as will be discussed below, the animation and/or audiofeatures may be triggered.

Continuing on with respect to FIG. 10, in one embodiment, a user may tapthe screen of a computing device having a touch-screen, or may otherwiseinteract with any kind of computing device, to freeze the motion of the360-degree virtual tour 112, and thereby select a particular selectedscene 108 for coloring. In this way, an “explore mode” and a “coloringmode” may be provided. The explore mode could provide for theexploration of the 360-degree coloring environment 114 by manipulatingthe computing device 106 as described above, while the coloring modecould enable the user to color and otherwise interact with a selectedscene 108 from the 360-degree coloring environment 114, as will befurther described below. In the coloring mode, any animation associatedwith the selected scene 108 may continue while the user colors theselected scene 108, or the animation may discontinue while the usercolors. In one embodiment, the 360-degree virtual tour may present thepanoramic coloring environment to a user with distorted and/ormulti-dimensional appearance. As such, upon selection of a particularscene for coloring, the screen may quickly fade into a non-distortedcoloring page.

When a user selects a particular scene for coloring, various coloringtools may be made available to the user. Alternatively, such tools maybe continuously available to the user, not only upon selection of aselected scene 108. For example, when the user selects a selected scene108, a coloring control may be provided. The coloring control mayinclude a plurality of coloring tools, such as the coloring controldescribed in the concurrently filed U.S. application Ser. No. (not yetassigned), entitled “Digital Collage Creation Kit,” Attorney Docket No.HALC.204554. The coloring tools may include crayons, paintbrushes, andother coloring tools having various colors. In some embodiments, thepanoramic coloring kit 102 includes a digital coloring stylus or otherdigital input device for selection and/or coloring of items within aselected scene 108. For example, in one embodiment, the singletouch-point brush 72 depicted in FIG. 6 may be used to digitally colorin portions of the selected scene 108. In this example, the singletouch-point brush 72 may or may not include the paintbrush bristles 80surrounding the single touch-point 76. In embodiments, the singletouch-point brush includes a plurality of conductive touch-pointsconcentrated in a single, localized area, such as conductive paintbrushbristles. In other words, the single touch-point is not limited to oneconductive point, but can include a number of conductive points that areconcentrated in one area. A paint palette with various colors forselection and mixing, such as the digital paint palette 60 of FIGS. 4-5,may further be provided.

In some embodiments of the invention, the panoramic coloring kit 102 mayinclude other accessories for enhancing and interacting with a panoramiccoloring environment. For example, the kit 102 might include atouch-point stamper, such as the digital stamper 46 discussed withreference to FIGS. 2-3. In embodiments, the touch-point stamper is amultiple touch-point stamper. Regarding embodiments of the panoramiccoloring kit 102, the digital stamper may be used to add new objects toa 360-degree coloring environment, such as coloring environments 104 and114 depicted in FIGS. 9-10. For example, a user may add additionalcharacters to a selected scene 108, which may then be animated based oninteractive features of an application. The digital stamper may furtherbe used to create additional figures or objects for coloring, therebyenabling a user to customize the coloring environment. In embodiments, adigital sticker may be added to a selected scene 108 based on contactinga plurality of touch-points, such as the touch-points 52,54, and 56 onthe bottom surface 50 of the digital stamper 46 in FIGS. 2-3, with thetouch-screen surface of a computing device 106.

Embodiments of the panoramic coloring kit 102 may include otherinteractive features in a 360-degree coloring mode. For example, acoloring inside the lines feature may be provided. A feature forstamping new objects into a scene and other added features whilecoloring a selected scene from the panoramic view may also be provided.These user-provided creations, including coloring, stamps, and stickers,may then be added to the 360-degree coloring environment such that theyare visible when the user leaves the selected scene 108 and explores thecoloring environment.

In some embodiments, the panoramic coloring kit 102 may also include aspyglass tool 116 depicted in FIGS. 11A and 11B. FIG. 11A provides a topperspective view of the spyglass tool 116 and FIG. 11B provides a bottomperspective view of the spyglass tool 116. In embodiments, the spyglasstool 116 includes a spyglass frame 118, which encloses a transparentviewing area 120, such that when the spyglass tool 116 is placed on thetouch-screen of the computing device 106, a user can look through thetransparent viewing area 120 and see the selected scene 108 on thecomputing device 106. In embodiments, the transparent viewing area 120includes a transparent lens, such as a glass or plastic lens. In otherembodiments, the transparent viewing area 120 may include a tinted orcolored lens. In other embodiments, the transparent viewing area 120does not include a lens at all. A bottom surface of the spyglass tool116 may include one or more digital touch-points 122, in which case thespyglass tool 116 may be described as a multiple touch-point spyglass.When the digital touch-points 122 contact the surface of the computingdevice 106, an application associated with the panoramic coloring kitthat is running on computing device 106 recognizes the spyglass tool 116and features associated with the spyglass tool 116 are activated, asdiscussed in greater detail below.

As shown in the interactive coloring environment 124 of FIG. 12,placement of the spyglass tool 116 on the display screen of thecomputing device 106, such that the spyglass tool 116 covers at least aportion of the selected scene 108, may cause one or more enhancements tobe activated in the coloring environment 104. The spyglass tool 116 mayenable the discovery of hidden objects or the selective animation ofobjects that were previously motionless. In embodiments, the spyglasstool 116 can detect hidden animations on a coloring page, such as theselected scene 108. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the spyglasstool 116 is placed on the touch-screen of the computing device 106, ahidden animation is revealed. The jellyfish, which was previouslymotionless, as illustrated in FIG. 9, is now associated with a jigglinganimation, as indicated by the animation lines 126 in FIG. 12. Inembodiments, when such hidden animations are found and revealed usingthe spyglass tool 116, the animations are populated in the explore mode,such that when the user returns to the virtual tour, the animationremains visible.

In addition to discovering hidden animations, the spyglass tool 116 mayalso be used to discover hidden sounds or hidden objects. For example,when the spyglass tool 116 touches the display screen of the computingdevice 106 and passes over an object on the selected scene 108, a soundassociated with that object may be revealed. In other embodiments, whenthe spyglass tool 116 passes over an apparently empty space within theselected scene 108, a hidden object may be revealed. For example, whenthe spyglass tool 116 is placed over an apparently empty section of anocean scene, a school of fish may be revealed. In some embodiments, anachievement message may be presented upon detecting a particular hiddenobject, animation, or sound, such as a “You found X!” statement thatflashes across the screen.

Having colored, activated, manipulated, stamped, and otherwise alteredat least a portion of the coloring environment, a user may then save ascene, such as by using an auto-saving feature of an application. In oneexample, the user may return to a saved scene to finish coloring thescene. In further embodiments, a user may select a “start over” optionto save a current state of a scene as a separate scene.

When the user finishes coloring, animating, or otherwise interactingwith a screen, the user may return to exploring the coloringenvironment, where a user input provided in the coloring mode is visiblein the explore mode. In other words, the items that the user coloredwhen in coloring mode may now appear in color in the explore mode. Otheruser creations that were created in the coloring mode may also bepopulated in the explore mode, such as stamps, stickers, animations,sound effects, and unhidden objects. Thus, when the user pans around thecoloring environment, these user creations are included in the panoramiccoloring environment. In some embodiments, a user may toggle between acoloring mode to an explore mode based on pressing a button on acomputing device, such as pressing a button on a touch-screen devicelike the iPad®, to move from a static coloring scene to a panning viewof the 360-degree coloring environment.

Embodiments of a user interface displayed on a computing device 106 inassociation with the panoramic coloring kit 102 include a launch screenthat prompts the user to select one or more features, including, forexample, a “start creating” indicator, a “my gallery” indicator, an“options” indicator, a “more Crayola” indicator, and an “unlock more,”indicator. In one embodiment, a scene selection feature for initiatingcoloring with the panoramic coloring kit 102 may include multipleoptions for a user. For example, a scene selection feature may providean explore mode that lets a user choose a scene and pick a coloring pagefrom that scene, such as picking a selected scene from an animated,panning image displayed on the computing device screen. As anotherexample, the scene selection feature may provide a pre-selected imagemode where a user selects a scene to start coloring from a set ofpre-selected coloring pages. In that example, the user may begincoloring the pre-selected scene, and subsequently explore other portionsof the panoramic view of an associated coloring environment. In thatembodiment, a pre-selected coloring page may include a particular callto action, such as a coloring page that instructs the user to “Find theHidden Octopus.”

In embodiments, the panoramic coloring kit 102 includes a panoramiccoloring kit application that, upon execution by the computing device106, is configured to generate a digital image comprising a panoramicview of a coloring environment, such as the simulated 360-degreecoloring environment 104. In further embodiments, the coloring kit 102includes an activation feature for such a panoramic coloring kitapplication. The activation feature may include an activation codeand/or an activation indicator, such as a web page, website URL, orother indicator of a resource from which a user may access one or morefeatures of the application embodying the 360-degree coloringenvironment 104. In some embodiments, user interaction with theactivation feature enables and/or activates a panoramic coloring kitapplication retrieved by using the activation feature, and/or apanoramic coloring kit application associated with the activationfeature. In further embodiments, a non-user-specific application, suchas Crayola ColorStudio HD™, is downloaded from an external source, andthe specific features for the panoramic coloring kit application maythen be activated and/or “unlocked,” by an activation feature. In thisinstance, the activation feature may involve touching a componentincluded in the user-specific kit to the touch-screen of the computingdevice 106 running the non-user-specific application. For example, auser may download ColorStudio HD™ to a computing device 106, and thentouch a digital stamper included in a user-specific panoramic coloringkit to the touch-screen of the computing device in order to activate thepanoramic coloring kit application.

Upon enabling/activation, the panoramic coloring kit application may beaccessed, retrieved from, downloaded, and/or otherwise interacted withvia a source separate from the coloring kit 102. For example, thepanoramic coloring kit application may be accessed and/or downloadedfrom a website, a database, a data store, or any other external sourcethat may provide applications. An example of an external source is theonline iTunes® store.

Embodiments of the panoramic coloring kit 102 include an applicationthat provides a first tier of options available to a user upon purchaseof the panoramic coloring kit 102, and a second tier of optionsavailable to the user upon “unlocking” a full mode of the panoramiccoloring kit 102. In one example, a user may purchase the panoramiccoloring kit 102 with a carrying case and/or computing device holder(e.g., a touch-screen device holder, such as an iPad® holder), a digitalstylus, a digital stamper, and a spyglass tool. The user may alsopurchase, as part of the panoramic coloring kit 102 or as an associatedor accessible feature available to the purchaser of the panoramiccoloring kit 102, an application that enables the user to access a “tryme” mode of the product. The “try me” mode of the panoramic coloring kit102 may allow access to a limited number of features, such as a singlescene, use of a single stamp (i.e., a stamp/sticker image that appearson a screen of the computing device 106 based upon stamping with adigital stamper tool), and/or a spyglass. In another example, the usermay “unlock” a full mode of the purchased panoramic coloring kit 102 toactivate additional options such as hidden animations, additionalcoloring scenes, and other features of the panoramic coloring kit 102that may be limited and/or restricted based on which mode a user isexecuting. In one embodiment, a digital stamper, such as the digitalstamper 46 of FIG. 2, may be used to activate and/or unlock a particularmode of the application, such as a limited mode or a full mode.

In some embodiments, as part of the digital application provided withthe panoramic coloring kit 102, a user may be able to purchaseadditional, digital enhancements for the application (i.e., “in-apppurchases”) that further enhance the user's experience, such as updatingthe panoramic coloring kit 102 with new scenes, and providing new stampimages for stamping into a new scene, etc.

Turning now to FIG. 14, a flow diagram 128 including steps for providingan interactive coloring environment is illustrated. At step 130, aninteractive coloring environment is presented on a touch-screen displayof a computing device. In embodiments, presenting the interactivecoloring environment includes generating a digital image of a panoramicview of the interactive coloring environment. At step 132, inembodiments, a selection of a scene in the interactive coloringenvironment is received upon interaction with the digital image. Themethod may further include, at step 134, receiving at the selected scenean input from at least one of a single touch-point coloring stylus, amultiple touch-point stamper, and a multiple touch-point spyglass.

The following U.S. patent applications are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety: U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/788,371entitled “Digital Coloring Tools Kit with Panoramic View andCreate-to-Destroy Interactive Features,” filed Mar. 15, 2013, havingAttorney Docket No. HALC.178959; “Digital Coloring Tools Kit withDynamic Digital Paint Palette,” filed Mar. 14, 2014, having AttorneyDocket No. HALC.204556; U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/788,349,entitled “Personalized Digital Animation and Digital Collage CreationKit,” filed Mar. 15, 2013, having Attorney Docket No. HALC.178958; U.S.Nonprovisional Application No. ______, entitled “Digital CollageCreation Kit,” filed Mar. 14, 2014, having Attorney Docket No.HALC.204554; U.S. Nonprovisional Application No. ______, entitled“Personalized Digital Animation Kit,” filed Mar. 14, 2014, havingAttorney Docket No. HALC.204555; U.S. Provisional Application No.61/788,381, entitled “Digital Fashion Portfolio and Green ScreenAnimation Kit,” having Attorney Docket No. HALC.178960; and U.S.Nonprovisional Application No. ______, entitled “Coloring Kit forCapturing and Animating Two-dimensional Colored Creation,” filed Mar.14, 2014, having Attorney Docket No. HALC.204558.

Many different arrangements of the various components depicted, as wellas components not shown, are possible without departing from the scopeof the claims below. Embodiments of the technology have been describedwith the intent to be illustrative rather than restrictive. Alternativeembodiments will become apparent to readers of this disclosure after andbecause of reading it. Alternative means of implementing theaforementioned can be completed without departing from the scope of theclaims below. Certain features and subcombinations are of utility andmay be employed without reference to other features and subcombinationsand are contemplated within the scope of the claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A panoramic coloring kit comprising: anactivation feature for a panoramic coloring kit application; at leastone of the following digital input devices: (1) a stylus; (2) a stamper;and (3) a spyglass, wherein the stylus, stamper, and spyglass areconfigured to interact with a touch-screen surface of a computing deviceexecuting the panoramic coloring kit application.
 2. The panoramiccoloring kit of claim 1, wherein upon executing the panoramic coloringkit application by a computing device, the panoramic coloring kitapplication is configured to generate a digital image comprising apanoramic view of a coloring environment.
 3. The panoramic coloring kitof claim 2, wherein the stylus comprises a single touch-point coloringstylus for at least one of selecting an item in the coloring environmentand coloring the item in the coloring environment.
 4. The panoramiccoloring kit of claim 2, wherein the stamper comprises a multipletouch-point stamper for adding new items to the coloring environment. 5.The panoramic coloring kit of claim 2, wherein the spyglass comprises amultiple touch-point spyglass, including a spyglass frame that enclosesa transparent viewing area.
 6. The panoramic coloring kit of claim 2,wherein the spyglass is configured to activate a feature in the coloringenvironment.
 7. The panoramic coloring kit of claim 6, whereinactivating the feature comprises at least one of activating an animationfeature, activating an audio feature, and activating a hidden objectfeature.
 8. The panoramic coloring kit of claim 2, wherein theapplication provides an explore mode for exploring the coloringenvironment by at least one of moving the computing device and touchingthe touch-screen surface of the computing device.
 9. The panoramiccoloring kit of claim 8, wherein the explore mode further provides formanipulating a location of a selected scene.
 10. The panoramic coloringkit of claim 9, wherein the application provides a coloring mode forcoloring the selected scene from the coloring environment.
 11. Thepanoramic coloring kit of claim 10, wherein in the coloring mode, atleast one animated feature is included in the coloring environment. 12.The panoramic coloring kit of claim 10, wherein a user input provided inthe coloring mode is visible in the explore mode.
 13. A method ofproviding an interactive panoramic coloring environment, the methodcomprising: presenting, on a touch-screen display of a computing device,an interactive panoramic coloring environment, wherein the interactivepanoramic coloring environment is presented on the touch-screen displayof the computing device in response to executing an application on thecomputing device, wherein presenting the interactive panoramic coloringenvironment comprises generating a digital image comprising a panoramicview of the interactive coloring environment, wherein the digital imageis configured to display at least a portion of the interactive coloringenvironment corresponding to a manipulation of the computing device by auser.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein upon interaction with thedigital image, a selection of a scene in the interactive coloringenvironment is received.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein theselected scene of the interactive coloring environment is configured toreceive an input from at least one of the following: a singletouch-point coloring stylus; a multiple touch-point stamper; and amultiple touch-point spyglass, wherein the single touch-point coloringstylus, multiple touch-point stamper, and multiple touch-point spyglassare configured to interact with a touch-screen surface of the computingdevice.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein, based on the receivedinput, at least one item in the selected scene is modified.
 17. Themethod of claim 15, wherein receiving an input from the multipletouch-point spyglass comprises receiving an indication that the multipletouch-point spyglass is in contact with the touch-screen surface of thecomputing device, and wherein the modifying the at least one item in theselected comprises, based on the received indication, activating atleast one of an animation feature, an audio feature, and a hidden objectfeature.
 18. A panoramic coloring kit comprising: an activation featurefor an application that when executed by a computing device generates adigital image comprising a 360-degree view of a coloring environment; atleast one of the following: (1) a single touch-point coloring stylus forat least one of selecting an item in the coloring environment andcoloring an item in the coloring environment; (2) a multiple touch-pointstamper for adding new items to the coloring environment; and (3) amultiple touch-point spyglass, including a spyglass frame that enclosesa transparent viewing area, wherein the single touch-point coloringstylus, multiple touch-point stamper, and multiple touch-point spyglassare configured to interact with a touch-screen surface of the computingdevice.
 19. The panoramic coloring kit of claim 18, wherein the digitalimage comprising the 360-degree view of the coloring environmentincludes animation features and audio features.
 20. The panoramiccoloring kit of claim 18, wherein the application provides an exploremode for exploring the 360-degree view of the coloring environment,wherein a location of a selected scene is manipulated based on at leastone of moving the computing device and touching the touch-screen surfaceof the computing device.